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I doubt everyone agrees on anything. If you have contrary numbers please just save all of us the time and share them.


Ugghh. I meant everyone in bird conservation. The ABC article explains why the official numbers are a heavy underestimate. But this was in 2021 - it has gotten worse since then. This is not unique to the US - my personal experience of this was in India.

https://abcbirds.org/blog21/wind-turbine-mortality/


And the recommendation from those people is: choose the sites more carefully. Not stop or slow down, just:

> Climate change is a critical threat to birds. Recognizing this fact, ABC supports renewable energy, including wind energy, and the transition away from fossil fuels. However, not every wind project is proposed in a suitable location.




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